Industry Insights

Industry Insights

Q&A: Finding Value in Australia

An interview with Business Events Manager Paul Griffin on how planners are finding value in Australia.
Melia Hotels International

Q&A: John Iannini of Melia Hotels International Talks Tech

John Iannini of Melia Hotels International talks about how innovations in technology and sustainability are driving meetings and events

Historic Backdrops Inspire Forward-Thinking Events in Croatia

See how historic backdrops inspire forward-thinking events in Croatia.

Q&A: Chris Ingram of Business Events Australia Talks Innovation

Chris Ingram of Business Events Australia shares how innovation is driving Australia events.

Q&A: Laura Robles of Fiesta Americana Talks Innovation

"At our hotel, guests rarely hear 'no' as an answer."

Q&A: John Iannini of Melia Hotels International Talks Innovation

We spoke with John Iannini of Melia Hotels International to see how the brand is helping to facilitate innovative meetings, incentives and events. Here's what he had to say.

Planner’s Pick: Hawaii Incentive Options Get Better and Better

See why Jerry Wilson & Associates Inc., an independent manufacturers representative firm, feels lucky enough to have hosted its annual sales conference four times in Hawaii since 2004.

Q&A: See How Fiesta Americana is Connecting Attendees to the Destination

See how Fiesta Americana is helping attendees connect to the destination in creative and meaningful ways.

Q&A: Fiesta Americana’s Chefs Take F&B to the Next Level

Each Fiesta Americana bar has a signature drink; grape caipiroska for Live Aqua Cancun, to the craft beers from Argentina to Belgium featured in Fiesta Americana’s Cielito Lindo.
Team Building Eqvita Restaurant

Team Building Lets Attendees Sample a Taste of Monaco

Monaco’s Marché de la Condamine, an indoor/outdoor farmer’s market, can be privatized for special events, with food stations featuring local seafood, organic products and French and Italian desserts.
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, San Antonio meetings, convention center

Q&A: San Antonio Debuts Convention Center Expansion

"The center’s architecture is indicative of San Antonio’s personality with a gorgeous limestone exterior, enhanced by public art installations."
Bermuda, meetings

In Bermuda, We Go a Little Farther

Big or small, high-tech or low-key, inside or outside—meeting facilities in Bermuda come in all shapes and sizes.

Eclectic Venues Highlight Tableau Software’s Annual Meeting in Seattle

Tech companies continue to raise the meetings and events industry bar, with DJs spinning contemporary beats, eclectic venues providing artsy backdrops and artisanal F&B menus becoming industry standard now. The Tableau Software event in Seattle last May was no exception.
jamaica

Planner’s Pick: Leveraging Culture in Jamaica

How one meeting planner seamlessly leveraged culture in Jamaica for a truly memorable and hyperlocal group experience.